As reported by iLounge, the CNBC program “On the Money” claims to have the official word on the iPhone release date. It seems we can all go down and line up June 20th to get our very own.
Watch the video here (try it in Firefox) to see reporters spouting off about building anticipation and Apple’s dominance in the mp3 market.
It’s always interesting to see what non-fanatics have to say about an Apple product, especially when they completely misunderstand the environment surrounding it. In fact, “On the Money” is so clueless about the iPhone ecosystem they took the word of an AT&T retail store when reporting the iPhone release date.

• Store: Thank you for calling Cingulaaa… the new AT&T, this is Jeff! Have you heard about our new Ultimate Music Package featuring a FREE one year Napster to Go subscription?
• CNBC: Actually we were just interested in some information about the iPhone
• Store: Great, Great! Yeah, the iPhone huh? That’s a wild phone. Crazy.
• CNBC: Do you know when it will be available?
• Store: June 20th! Tell the world! I am a reliable source!

Great work CNBC, love your reporting. Remember to tell me about the rash of iPhone thefts and how to protect myself from becoming a victim as soon as that happens, too.